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I shot a damn large rattlesnake with a snake load of #9 shot out of a .357 Magnum once (no difference between .38 Special and .357 Mag snake loads of course) many years ago. Very disappointing experience for me. Snake was kinda blase about it too until I used a shovel.
when you get that G20 (which is your best choice here) load it up with these
http://www.doubletapammo.com/php/cat...roducts_id=105
Best defense...carry a democrat. If you see a bear, just drop the bait and run.
Anyone remember nut with the zoo that let all the animals out and killed himself? Massad Ayoub interviewed the police that responded to that event. Most of them used 5.56 and .308 from rifles, but one officer did shoot a bear at close range with .40SW.
Personally, I can't afford a new gun for every situation, so I carry what I have. In the past that's been 9mm loaded with 147grain hollow points. Now, it'll be 180gr 40SW hollow points in my M&P40.
Said that once...Quote:
Originally Posted by buffalobo
Friend: "Dude, you can't outrun a mountain lion."
Me: "I don't have to, I just have to outrun you!" [LOL]
That's the best advice I've ever heard! [ROFL1][Beer]Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave_L
I'm confident in the G20 with appropriate ammo as a compromise that covers an entire trip from home to the mountains and back. When just going jeep camping it is easy enough to bring a rifle too, but I'm not going to leave any firearm locked up but unattended at a parking area.
Not really concerned about the weight, I have a strategic blubber reserve around my midsection that is more significant :)
Didn't feel like reading 3 pages full of posts but if OP doesn't want a wheelgun (see: only 6 shot capacity, double action trigger which would make you even more inaccurate in a stressful situation, and reloads that take upwards of ten seconds) I would highly suggest a Glock 20 or 29. I carry the 20 whenever I go hunt/hike/camp and you can get hot enough 10mm cast ammo that will take down anything you come across. I'd just much rather have 16 rounds of 10mm in an autoloading platform compared to 6 rounds of .44/.357 or larger. Probably weighs less than most .44s too.
I carry my 329pd in .44 mag, it's lighter than most any other weapon I can think of, and has the power to knock down anything I will encounter here in CO.
.460 rowland conversion... because bears need guns too.
I don't know...sharks won't attack a lawyer; do you think a bear would attack a democrat? Seems like as full of s**t as they are, they'd have to taste terrible...[ROFL1]Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave_L